Rooted in a family sawmill and farming tradition, Mellott Manufacturing designs and builds log and lumber handling equipment for sawmills, pallet producers, and woodworking operations in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. The family-owned company began in the early 1960s with Hayes Mellott’s hydraulically operated log turner and now operates a more than 50,000-square-foot plant, pairing in-house engineering and fabrication with equipment service and support. Mellott says it has produced more than 3,400 log turners along with other long-running lines of forest-products machinery.
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Mitcheltree Brothers Logging & Lumber, IncStarted by brothers Kent and Darrell Mitcheltree with a single chainsaw in 1990, Mitcheltree Brothers Logging & Lumber has grown into a Western Pennsylvania timber buyer and lumber processor. The Pulaski operation now runs three sawmills and a 40,000-square-foot lumber facility, with a particular specialty in wholesale hardwood for Amish furniture makers. The company also evaluates and manages wood lots, helping landowners plan harvests beyond a single sale.PULASKI, PA
Solt's SawmillFounded by Paul and Russell Solt in 1956, Solt's Sawmill is a wholesale Pennsylvania sawmill that turns privately harvested timber into lumber and manufactures specialty-sized pallets. The family business is now run by Paul’s granddaughter Prudence and her husband Jeremy, with about 20 full- and part-time employees. After a 2009 fire destroyed the pallet shop, the company rebuilt and continued its sawmill and pallet operations.MERTZTOWN, PA
JB Mill & Fabricating, IncFounded by Jeff Bloise in 1986 as a one-man pallet-and-crate shop, JB Mill & Fabricating now turns locally harvested timber into hardwood lumber, custom industrial wood products and landscape materials in western Pennsylvania. Still family-owned and operated, the company has grown to 35 acres and more than 100 employees, while its hardwood lumber supplies local furniture makers and its products reach customers across more than 20 states. Its foresters also work directly with landowners on customized timber-management plans, connecting forest stewardship with the mill’s production.NEW WILMINGTON, PA
Ghent Wood Products & Meltz LumberThe Meltz family has been sawing wood in Columbia County since Emil Meltz Sr. started his mill in 1946, and the business remains family-run across four generations. The family added Ghent Wood Products in 2003 after purchasing Tipple Logging & Lumber, growing from a small handset sawmill powered by a car engine into a modern operation supplying carefully milled wood for builders, contractors, and woodworkers.HUDSON, NY